The book compiles thirty-one chapters that review the current state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates. Chapters are organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce in the wild. The incl…
Perspectives on Animal Behavior introduces biologists and psychologists to the scientific reasoning and methodology in the field while also addressing development and mechanisms. Rather than just focusing on evolutionary behavior, the book presents a variety of different perspec…
This work traces the "civilizing" of manners in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and shows how this was related to the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them. Originally published as two volumes: "The History of Manners" and "State Formation and Civ…
Investigating changes in the public and private uses of money in the United States between the 1870s and the 1930s, and money throughout cultures and throughout history, the author concentrates on domestic transactions, gifts, and welfare payments.
"Wolves excitedly greet each other as members of the pack come together; a bumble bee uses its long tongue to reach the nectar at the base of a foxglove flower; a mongoose swiftly and deftly bites its prey to death; young cheetahs rest quietly together, very close to sleep. Now …
This book presents an overview of the behaviour of the domestic cat, adopting both a mechanistic and functional approach. Physiological, developmental and psychological aspects are addressed, including domestication, the development of the senses, learning, communication and fee…
This textbook covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. An entire chapter is devoted to the new field of behavior and conservation, including topics such as social behavior and the relationship be…
"The scientific study of networks--computer, social, and biological--has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Unders…
